jon: well, recovery from superstorm sandy has an additional component now. the ongoing search for gasoline in new york and new jersey. patience also in short supply across that region as drivers who actually can find a gas station open have to deal with lines like this one stretching literally for miles. >> no gas. they just closed. >> oh, my god. >> how long have you been waiting? >> about an hour. >> an hour? >> yeah. >> and you're down to e? >> almost. >> so now what are you going to do? >> i got to ride around and keep looking? >> no did you hear the bad news. >> no, what is it? they're out of gas, no gas. >> for real? >> for real. how long have you been waiting? >> about an hour. >> what's next? >> i think i will go home and have breakfast wait for my daughter to let me know she had the baby. she is expecting this weekend. that is the good news. jon: so many problems. rick leventhal live in wall township, new jersey. he has latest there for us. rick? >> reporter: jon, we're at a service plaza on the garden state parkway where drivers are lining up to ge